Distinct but interacting functional filters of aridity and grazing shape Mediterranean mountain grasslands
Ioanna Nanopoulou, Georgios Fotiadis, Guillaume Delhaye, Konstantina Zografou, Vassiliki I. Kati, Charilaos Yiotis, Ioannis Tsiripidis, Anna Mastrogianni, Christina Kassara, Maria Petridou, Konstantina Nasiou, George C. Adamidis
The paper examines how aridity and grazing independently and interactively shape plant functional traits in Mediterranean mountain grasslands using mixed models and functional diversity analyses.
bioRxiv · Feb 6, 2026 · PreprintEcology